How are homes heated in Vine Grove, KY?

Name: Heating fuel in Vine Grove, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Vine Grove, used by 60.8% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.8% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 30.8% (±7.4 points)
Electricity: 60.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Vine Grove

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Vine Grove	Hardin County	Kentucky	United States
Utility gas	30.8% (±7.4 points)	21.1%	35.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.3%	0.7%	3.9%
Electricity	60.8% (±7.8 points)	71.5%	54.9%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.7% (±2.3 points)	4.8%	6.3%	4.9%
Wood	0.9% (±1.5 points)	1.1%	1.9%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	3.7% (±4.5 points)	0.9%	0.4%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Vine Grove, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hardin County (0.3%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (0.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Vine Grove, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Hardin County (71.5%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (54.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Vine Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vine Grove
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Vine Grove	—	60.8% (±7.8 points)	—
Radcliff	2.7 mi	75.9% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Rineyville	4.9 mi	73.0% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Knox	5.6 mi	62.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Muldraugh	8.6 mi	39.2% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Elizabethtown	9.4 mi	63.6% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Point	12 mi	48.0% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Doe Valley	13 mi	63.0% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ekron	13 mi	55.6% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Muldraugh, KY (39.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Radcliff, KY (75.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Sonora	7.2% (±8.2 points)
2	Radcliff	0.3% (±0.5 points)
3	Elizabethtown	0.1% (±0.1 points)
4 (tie)	Fort Knox	0.0% (±1.7 points)
4 (tie)	Rineyville	0.0% (±4.1 points)
4 (tie)	Vine Grove	0.0% (±1.3 points)
4 (tie)	West Point	0.0% (±8.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Vine Grove

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Vine Grove, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Vine Grove beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Vine Grove, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Questions about Vine Grove

What is the most common way to heat a home in Vine Grove?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Vine Grove, used by 60.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Vine Grove heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.3 points) of occupied homes in Vine Grove use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Vine Grove have electric heat?

60.8% (±7.8 points) of occupied homes in Vine Grove heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Vine Grove city, Kentucky

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Vine Grove city, Kentucky (place:79734, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.